10 unique ways to reduce your plastic consumption in Victoria

With the recent study released by Environment and Climate Change Canada stating that Canada is warming up at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the world, you may be asking yourself what you can do at an individual level to reduce your carbon footprint.

One simple replacement for an everyday plastic product is a Bamboo toothbrush. Switch out your toothbrush for this eco-friendly one at West Coast Refill – a zero-waste lifestyle market, aimed at helping Victorians live a waste-free life.

Avoid using copious amounts of plastic wrap by switching to reusable food wrap. Local entrepreneur and ocean lover Amy Hall combined her passions and created an artistic way to reduce plastic consumption – then she built a company, Goldilocks Wraps, around that idea right here in Victoria!

Happy Island Diapers is a local business that offers an alternative to disposable diapers. They also wash them weekly and return you clean ones, so you don’t have to worry about finding the time to do it yourself!

Visit their website to learn more about switching from disposable diapers to reusable ones.

7. Metal straws

Ditch your plastic straw and pick up a reusable one. If you’re unsure of where to start, Habit coffee on lower Pandora is one of the many places around town currently selling reusable straws, along with pipe cleaners to keep them clean!

We’ve cheated a bit on this one! While LUSH may not be a local company, (or even a Canadian one) we do have two locations in Victoria that have recently come out with a new way to reduce your plastic consumption.

Enter: the Lush Shampoo bar! Wash your locks while skipping the plastic bottles they come in. Check out the product on their website.